Where does “tanglesome” come from?

tanglesome (English) comes from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

tanglesome (English): Characterised or marked by entanglement, tangled,...

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by entanglement, tangled,...

Ancestry of “tanglesome”, step by step

tanglesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English tangle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtangleto become mixed together or intertwined; to enter...
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull—
4Proto-Germanicþanga—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →